Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Farm Square at Hurst House
Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, designated on 25 September 1986.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Community
- Laugharne Township
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.75047, -4.46975
- Cadw reference
- 9677
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To S of and adjoining Hurst House in the marshes to S of Laugharne.
History
Dated 1828; model farm plan.
Exterior
Large square grassed former farmyard reached through segmental voussoired arch in whitewashed rubble wall lining the road and forming E range with low lean-to building to inner side; similar opening with dated keystone to former coach house on S end; dovecote to gable end reached by outside rubble steps to left, loading platforms to right.
2-storey whitewashed rubble and slate roofed S and W ranges; part whitewashed outer wall to S range. Various square headed openings to upper floor and segmental voussoir openings to ground floor. Later alterations include modern conversion from farm usage.
Further similar outbuildings detached to N.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Hurst HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Barn Range at East House FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cowhouse Range at East House FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- East farm-range at East House FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.